Saturday, August 6, 2011

Lazy Days Tent Card

Happy Saturday, everyone! There are only a few hours left to sign up for my Cricut cart giveaway! Click HERE to enter. The giveaway ends at midnight EST. I will announce the winner sometime tomorrow :)

I love learning new card techniques. Erika at Crafty Sprouts has an awesome video with a tutorial on how to make a tent card. After watching, I had to try one! I am also linking this card at Rebecca's blog The Crafting Misfit for her new Show and Tell feature!

I love this tree from Heritage. It just screamed that it needed a swing hanging from it's sturdy branches. I made a swing with twine and a toothpick. I positioned the hole in the card behind the swing so there is plenty of room for it to swing back and forth. I used the Tim Holtz woodgrain folder for the trunk of the tree. I sanded it and then added walnut distress ink to bring out the texture. I ran the leaves through a Sizzex embossing folder (not sure of the name of this one) and inked the edges with walnut distress ink. I adhered the leaves with foam tape to give some dimension.

Be sure to stop by Erika's blog Crafty Sprouts and check out her Tent Card Tutorial and Rebecca's blog The Crafting Misfit for her Show and Tell Feature! Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to come back tomorrow to see if you've won the Picturesque cartridge :)

That tree turned out fabulous Lisa! I mean, don't get me wrong the whole card did, but I really like how you did that tree. The embossing on the leaves and the trunk is perfect! And the cute swing, very creative! I'll have to check out Crafting Misfit and the Show and Tell thing, sounds interesting!

OK Lisa now this is the most AMAZING card I have ever seen!! I love love all the beautiful details and adding the swing was a great touch!! Thank you so so much for joining my Pop up a Tent card Challenge!

I love this BIG ol' tree and of course the embossing looks amazing! I love tht little swing too:) Great touch...I MUST go check out Ericka at Crafty Sprouts~Thanks Lisa for the info, nice work! Sherrie Khttp://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Aloha Lisa,WoW! like always such a creative card.I love how you embossed the tress esp the trunk. The swing adds a nice touch that it makes everything look so real.Hugs,Rezhttp://karezmakreations.blogspot.com/2011/05/alohas-sweet-blog-candy-giveaway.html

Wow! This is incredible. I LOVE that tree... and you made it even more perfect by adding a TWINE SWING. (I want one for real!) The embossing is absolutely fabulous and I simply adore every aspect of this beauty. I'd never seen a tent card (I don't think).. yet another fun technique I need to try. Thanks for always inspiring me in so many ways. :o)

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